A's recall Evan Scribner, send Drew Pomeranz back to minors

ANAHEIM -- The A's bolstered their bullpen depth Thursday just ahead of an important four-game series with the first-place Angels, recalling right-handed reliever Evan Scribner from Triple-A Sacramento.

To make room on the roster for Scribner, the A's sent Wednesday night's starter in Houston, Drew Pomeranz, to Class-A Beloit, Wisconsin, the same destination to which the A's sent first baseman Nate Freiman Wednesday.

By sending Pomeranz and Freiman to Beloit, which will not make the Midwest League playoffs, the A's can bring both back on Tuesday. Sending them to Triple-A Sacramento, which is headed to the Pacific Coast League playoffs, would mean both men would have to stay down for 10 days.